Substack Livestream Conversion: Draft to Published Tutorial | Indie's Tech Tips #012

How to ensure your livestream publishes to your newsletter and a permanent link is sent to all your subscribers to watch the replay, in case they missed the live.

In this tutorial, Indie, publisher of over 2500 posts on Substack over the past 4 years, shows you how to convert a completed Substack livestream, which defaults back to an unpublished draft, into a polished, search-optimized published post!

Indie walks you through editing the video (adding thumbnails, descriptions, and timestamps), enhancing SEO with tags/episode metadata, and utilizing Substack’s AI clip generator for highlights.

Discover tips for cross-platform content reuse, fixing URL discrepancies post-livestream, and boosting discoverability. Perfect for creators leveraging Substack’s ad-free, long-form video capabilities (even 5-hour streams!). Support indie media and share feedback via Twitter https://x.com/indiemediatoday or Substack.

🔧 Tools shown: Substack RTMP beta, transcript-based clipping.

💡 Pro tip: Always update show notes and co-tag guests to amplify reach!

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